Review of provincial statutes necessary to bring clarity to labour laws: Government
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The transit utility normally used drivers to perform ad hoc ridership counts. The union grieved when it contracted out a system-wide survey. The arbitrator found that the earlier work was not significant enough to meet the threshold.
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When the employer introduced a new piece of personal protective equipment, the union grieved. The arbitrator found that the joint health and safety committee did not always approve new PPE and, in any event, the employer was bound by statute to take every precaution to protect employees.
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North Bay, Ontario (210 employees of a long-term care facility) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 146
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Port Alberni, British Columbia (1,000 employees of a pulp and paper mill) and the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers, Local 592
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Calgary and Spruce Grove, Alberta (430 employees making prefab housing) and the Regional Council of Carpenters and Allied Workers, Local 2010
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Hamilton, Ontario (22 employees making asphalt for paving and roofing) and the Teamsters, Local 938
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Province-wide in Quebec (159 government lawyers and notaries) and the Association des Juristes de l’État
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Halifax and West Hants County, Nova Scotia (400 full-time and part-time homecare employees) and the Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union, Local 34
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